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News, State

Transportation and Climate Initiative put to a screeching halt

The remaining three states committed to the emission-reducing Transportation and Climate Initiative are backing out, leaving it without life.

Fuel prices, News

Diesel is lower in most regions this week

Diesel numbers were mostly down, according to a weekly report from the Energy Information Administration released on Nov. 22.

News, State, Tolls

I-270/I-495 toll rates in Maryland will be slightly cheaper

Following public opposition to Capital Beltway HOT lane rates, Maryland has signed off on a new toll rate that’s cheaper…kind of.

Federal, News

With the new inspection regs, is your rear-impact guard compliant?

Truckers and trucking companies will have to inspect rear-impact guards or ICC bumpers after Dec. 9. What do you need to know to pass?

Coronavirus, News

Canada to require vaccine for cross-border truckers

The Public Health Agency of Canada announced that truck drivers will need to be fully vaccinated when crossing into the country.

News

Old recall affecting 7,000 Western Stars resurrected; new recall affects 500 more

Daimler Trucks found a new remedy for a 2018 recall affecting thousands of Western Star trucks. It’s also recalling 500 more for a steering issue.

News

Truck freight between U.S. borders slowing down, still high

September was a rough month for cross-border truck freight. However, the freight situation between the borders overall is a good one. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, total cross-border freight value in September was more than $109 billion. That is a drop of more than 3% compared to August. Nearly […]

Features, News, OOIDA

Early OOIDA activist dies at age 81

Frank Yager, who served on the OOIDA Board of Directors during the Association’s early years, died in September at the age of 81.

OOIDA

The OOIDA tour trailer sets up in Barstow, Calif.

For the days leading up to Thanksgiving, Marty Ellis and the OOIDA tour trailer are at the TA Travel Center in Barstow, Calif.

Crime & Courts, News

Small verdicts costing trucking industry despite lawsuits being rare

A new report by ATRI reveals how small verdicts and settlements are affecting trucking. Found out which states are “judicial hellholes.”